How to Use lymph node in a Sentence

lymph node

noun
  • Some of the lymph nodes have grown.
    — Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Some of the lymph nodes have grown.
    — Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026
  • The name refers to one of the symptoms, painful lymph nodes.
    — Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2025
  • His case started with a swollen lymph node that wouldn’t heal.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Apr. 2026
  • An X-ray found enlarged lymph nodes.
    — Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 4 Mar. 2026
  • The traces of the ink in the lymph node were present even after two months.
    — Jay Kakade december 20, New Atlas, 20 Dec. 2025
  • Scans showed the cancer had spread to his lungs, bones, lymph nodes and brain.
    — Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2023
  • Here are a few things to expect if you get checked out for a swollen lymph node.
    — Erica Sloan, SELF, 30 Oct. 2024
  • Brown said its stomach was empty and lymph nodes were swollen.
    — oregonlive, 8 Feb. 2020
  • The women all had tumors that had not spread to their lymph nodes.
    — Mark Barna, Discover Magazine, 1 Jan. 2019
  • And now the lymph node in her neck would also need to be biopsied.
    — Lisa Sanders, New York Times, 30 May 2018
  • By then, the cancer had spread beyond her breasts to her lymph nodes.
    — Rachel Handler, Vulture, 24 Mar. 2025
  • The infected cells then hide out in the lymph nodes of the gut and spleen.
    — Quanta Magazine, 31 Aug. 2016
  • In most cases there is a painful swelling of the lymph node in the groin, armpit, or neck.
    — Christina Lords, idahostatesman, 26 June 2018
  • But yeah, gotta get the cervix and uterus out and then possibly lymph nodes.
    — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 20 Feb. 2026
  • The swollen lymph node could lead to a scare even if it isn’t detected at touch.
    — Annalisa Merelli, Quartz, 14 Apr. 2021
  • The swollen lymph nodes would go up and down but doctors were not concerned at first.
    — Shari Rudavsky, Indianapolis Star, 26 Jan. 2018
  • There were only traces of the cells in one of the lymph nodes, none in the others.
    — David Taylor, Houston Chronicle, 26 Mar. 2018
  • Some people also get fever, chills, headache, sore throat, or swollen lymph nodes.
    — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 14 May 2026
  • Those with bubonic plague have one or more swollen and painful lymph nodes, also called buboes.
    — Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 18 July 2025
  • The cancer was considered late stage and had moved to his lymph nodes.
    — Hannah Kirby, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2019
  • Further testing showed the cancer had spread to her lymph nodes.
    — Shari Rudavsky, Indianapolis Star, 23 Oct. 2017
  • In most cases, there is a painful swelling of the lymph node in the groin, armpit or neck areas.
    — Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2024
  • Doctors thought the young girl had cancer because her lymph nodes were so swollen.
    — Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 15 June 2026
  • But then a blood test came back positive — the cancer had spread to her lymph nodes.
    — Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 13 Feb. 2025
  • Other scans showed tumors in his bones, lymph nodes, lungs and pancreas.
    — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 20 June 2026
  • The team says the cancer is in a lymph node and was detected from a self-care check.
    — Jill Martin, CNN, 21 Aug. 2020
  • Right now, a hunter may drive a deer to a check station and have a lymph node sample sent to a lab.
    — Jim Robbin, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
  • The cancer had already spread to the lymph nodes in her neck, so they too were removed.
    — Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 July 2025
  • These can include fever, nausea, weakness and swollen lymph nodes.
    — Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025

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